Like a Little Child

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In one sense, all baptisms are infant baptisms. When someone comes to Christ, they are instructed to take in the pure milk of the Word, in a way similar to what a newborn baby does. “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby” (1 Peter 2:2). It is striking that when Jesus talks about the arduous demands of discipleship, He doesn’t call everyone to join the spiritual equivalent of the Navy Seals. There does need to be a willingness to die for Him (Luke 9:23), but that is accomplished best when adults seek to become like a little child, and not the other way around. For of such is the kingdom of Heaven (Matt. 19:14).